{"id":539607,"date":"2025-10-31T10:16:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/539607\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T10:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:16:29","slug":"king-charles-friend-brands-andrew-arrogant-boorish-and-an-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/539607\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles&#8217; friend brands Andrew &#8216;arrogant, boorish and an embarrassment&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.yahoo.com\/news\/prince-andrew-title-stripped-royal-lodge-windsor-191337763.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince Andrew;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Andrew<\/a> is &#8220;arrogant, boorish and entitled&#8221; and had become too much of an &#8220;embarrassment&#8221; for the Royal Family to ignore, a close friend of King Charles has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jonathan Dimbleby, Charles&#8217;s biographer, said the King&#8217;s decision to strip his brother of his princely title and force him from his Royal Lodge home was the culmination of a series of problematic revelations in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Royal Family has been under mounting pressure to act after it was reported earlier this month that Andrew sent a supportive email to Epstein in 2011 saying &#8220;we&#8217;re in this together&#8221;, two months after he had claimed to have ceased contact with the convicted paedophile.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s posthumous memoir this month containing more lurid details of allegations against Andrew piled further pressure on the royals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The revelations in Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s posthumous biography, [and] that he had clearly lied&#8230; was the culminating factor,&#8221; Dimbleby told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Follow all the latest updates from Yahoo News below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live12 updates<\/p>\n<ul class=\"scroll-mt-24 md:scroll-mt-20\">\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"4828a4bb-21cc-4896-9136-0f34ff5fb6f7\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 6:08 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"London, UK. 19th Sep, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II died three years ago on the Eight of September 2022, after being Queen for 70 years, making her oldest son Charles the third King Charles, together with his wife Queen Camilla. Prince William of Wales and Catherine (Kate Middleton) Princess of Wales are third in line of succession to the British throne. (Photo by DPPA\/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US\/Alamy Live News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/686ae210-b641-11f0-a2ef-cd2bfa41cfdc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Questions may be asked as to why the King hasn&#8217;t taken steps to remove Andrew from the line of succession. (PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Majesty Magazine\u2019s managing editor Joe Little said questions may be raised over the fact Andrew, who is eighth in line to the throne, retains his place in the line of succession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He told the PA news agency: \u201cI\u2019m sure at some point quite soon, somebody will ask, if they\u2019ve not already done so, why he hasn\u2019t been moved from the line of succession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cClearly it would take quite a catastrophe for him to become king given all those that are ahead of him. So might it not have been tidier to withdraw him from the line of succession?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"6d946e86-6be8-4724-988c-e92a185283bf\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:53 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The royals are still 'vulnerable' to questions about how much they knew about Andrew, it has been suggested. (Getty)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/b62b8490-acec-11f0-8bff-34f8de4f8697.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The royals are still &#8216;vulnerable&#8217; to questions about how much they knew about Andrew, it has been suggested. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the King&#8217;s decisive act, the royal family remains &#8216;vulnerable\u201d to further questions about what they knew and when, a former BBC royal correspondent has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Peter Hunt told the PA news agency that senior royals had &#8220;acted from a position of fear, not strength&#8221;, adding: &#8220;They fear further revelations about Epstein\u2019s relationship with Andrew and they are fearful of remaining out of step with public opinion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey remain vulnerable to MPs and journalists continuing to ask questions about what they knew when; why didn\u2019t they act sooner; and how did Andrew fund his settlement with Virginia Giuffre?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"e9adc890-bfbc-4ef1-84b3-ceb21cad987b\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:45 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"OCTOBER 30th 2025: Prince Andrew The Duke of York is stripped of his title as \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9119acb0-b63b-11f0-bfdb-a66579744f8f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A former royal communications secretary said the emergence of new information had prompted the decision to strip Andrew of his titles. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Julian Payne, former communications secretary to the King and Queen, told BBC Radio 4&#8217;s\u00a0Today programme that &#8220;a tipping point had been reached&#8221; in recent weeks after new information emerged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That information included the email that contradicted Andrew&#8217;s claims around the timeline of events, as well as details in Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s posthumous memoir, and photographs of Epstein attending events such as Andrew&#8217;s daughter Beatrice&#8217;s 18th birthday celebrations in 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fact Andrew had become such a &#8220;huge distraction&#8221; meant it was time for &#8220;decisive action&#8221;, said Payne.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"12a71a38-4f92-4fb7-9c17-4e7dcaeeeedc\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:36 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"March 1, 2023: Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds a photo of herself as a teen, when she says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, among others. (Credit Image: \u00a9 Emily Michot\/Miami Herald via ZUMA Press Wire)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d1e96390-b639-11f0-bf72-0add63d8c197.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Dimbleby said information in Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s posthumous memoir contributed to the King&#8217;s decision. (Alamy)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dimbleby told the BBC that the fact Andrew had &#8216;clearly lied&#8217; was the culminating factor in the King&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier in October an email sent by Andrew to Epstein emerged, in which the royal said: &#8220;We&#8217;re in this together&#8221;, despite having previously claimed he had severed contact with the financier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dimbleby told Today: &#8220;I think the culmination of a whole series of things and particularly towards the end the revelations in Virginia Giuffre\u2019s posthumous biography that he had clearly lied.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He referred to images captured of Andrew walking with Epstein in New York, saying: &#8220;He said that he\u2019d gone there to break with him. He was lying, he did not break with him, he continued the relationship, and I think that was the culminating factor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"c10fced9-6ab1-432e-b6a5-6f8ce093a340\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:23 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 16: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Andrew, Duke of York attends Katharine, Duchess of Kent's Requiem Mass service at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London, England. Katharine, Duchess of Kent was married to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. She died on September 4 at the age of 92 at Kensington Palace surrounded by her family. Having converted to Catholicism in 1994, her funeral takes place at Westminster Cathedral and is the first Catholic funeral to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. Her Royal Highness will be laid to rest at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor. (Photo by Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"507\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/74b0f310-9ba8-11f0-bdf7-772cbc261ac4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The process of formally removing Andrew&#8217;s titles and honours is underway. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew\u2019s name no longer appears on the official roll of the peerage, which is part of the formal process of removing his titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dukes, including the Duke of York, are listed on the roll of the peerage which is maintained at the Crown Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Lord Chancellor, David Lammy is responsible for maintaining the peerage roll.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"960f6674-b651-400d-b697-9e1d5179352e\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:12 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"pic shows:  Funeral of Duchess of Kent 16.9.25 Awkward KING CHARLES TEARS AS PRINCE ANDREW STANDS BEHIND   Prince and Princess of Wales Catherine and William King Charles Prince Andrew       Picture by Gavin Rodgers\/ Pixel8000\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cdf92550-b633-11f0-bfdf-a91ff141aa48.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The King&#8217;s decision to strip his brother of his titles caused shock around the world. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The King\u2019s unprecedented move to strip Prince Andrew of his titles and evict him from Royal Lodge has caused shock around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew, who will now be known merely as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, is widely seen as having tarnished the Royal family\u2019s global reputation over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The news promoted headlines across the globe, from Europe to Australia and the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Read more on how the world&#8217;s newspapers reacted <\/strong><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.style.yahoo.com\/world-newspapers-reacted-king-stripping-061303180.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:from the Telegraph;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>from the Telegraph<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"d02d9fda-b2fb-4f69-803c-73d62e398c45\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 5:04 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jonathan Dimbleby with King Charles at Highgrove. (Alamy)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"408\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cb2e6530-b636-11f0-bfdb-e19da2c17baa.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Dimbleby with King Charles at Highgrove. (Alamy)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former BBC presenter Jonathan Dimbleby, a close friend and biographer of the King, said he would be feeling &#8220;a measure of relief&#8221; following his decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Today programme, he described Andrew as: &#8220;arrogant, boorish, entitled, an embarrassment for a long time to the institution of the monarchy and to the King.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said: &#8220;I think that today he [the King] will be feeling a measure of relief that after going through due process constitutionally, legally, being in touch with his family, making sure to keep in touch with No 10, that he has made this decision, his own personal decision, a very big decision&#8230; and hope that for him and for the monarchy it will now go away, although it won\u2019t of course for Andrew.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"f23db089-b2c7-4ea2-9a01-166c0e852fee\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 4:46 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A BBC Question Time audience burst into spontaneous applause when they were told that Andrew was to be stripped of his titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As presenter Fiona Bruce informed them of the breaking news, exclamations of surprise could be heard from the audience followed by clapping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Labour&#8217;s Lisa Nandy, who was appearing on the programme, said: \u201cI think this is a really brave, important, and right step by the King, and I fully support it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"baa3d513-4c2b-4e96-a98b-e66aae878c91\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 4:38 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Prince Andrew pictured earlier this month. (PA)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/eb0540b0-b634-11f0-bddf-019dfaa62bdb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Andrew pictured earlier this month. (PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Asked if Andrew should go to the US to answer questions about late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, Bryant said he should.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He told the BBC: \u201cI think that just as with any ordinary member of the public, if there were requests from another jurisdiction of this kind, I would expect any decently-minded person to comply with that request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo I feel exactly there same in this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added: \u201cWhat I\u2019m basically saying is that I think that if Andrew is asked to do something by a Senate committee, then I would have thought that he would want to comply.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"c10d8dfb-b76c-4600-85eb-998ce49bcb8b\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 4:28 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Princess Beatrice Windsor and Princess Eugenie Windsor attend The State Funeral Of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and ascended the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/775f8e10-ceef-11ed-afbf-e81822976d59.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will retain their titles. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While their father has been stripped of his titles and honours, it is believed that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will retain theirs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sisters will be welcome to join the gathering at Sandringham for Christmas and other royal family events, it is understood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair are also thought to have the continued support of Prince William.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/beatrice-eugenie-prince-andrew-epstein-sarah-ferguson-210133283.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read more about this from Yahoo News UK here;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read more about this from Yahoo News UK here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"782229c6-e0a5-44a1-8f42-3111a6fcb65d\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 4:13 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 21: A view of Virginia Roberts Giuffre's new book 'Nobody's Girl'' at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Burlingame, California, United States on October 21, 2025. Virginia Giuffre offers clues about Jeffrey Epstein's political clients in Posthumous Memoir: All the unnamed politicians she describes. (Photo by Tayfun Cokun\/Anadolu via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/93b937c0-b630-11f0-b3df-e207c065c7f0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The move comes after the publication of Virginia Giuffre&#8217;s posthumous memoir &#8216;Nobody&#8217;s Girl&#8217;. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The move was welcomed across the board, including by the family of the late Virginia Giuffre, who accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They said in a statement that she &#8220;brought down a British prince with her truth and extraordinary courage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Minister of Trade Policy Chris Bryant told BBC Breakfast that &#8220;the vast majority of people in this country will think that it\u2019s the right thing to do&#8221;, saying: &#8220;My constituents\u2026. and your viewers will think \u2018hurrah, well done to the King\u2019&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t pt-4 first:border-t-0 first:pt-0 md:border-t-0 md:pt-0\" data-jump-link-target=\"true\" id=\"0e3317e4-5ece-4ba1-9d33-f5b26c4aa92b\"><img alt=\"Ellen Manning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"my-1 mr-3 size-8 rounded-full object-cover md:mr-4 md:size-9\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ae754e30-ce23-11e7-8986-7534b3d64bd6_EllenManning.jpg\"\/>Fri 31 October 2025 at 4:10 am GMT-4\n<p>Ellen Manning<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Andrew is being <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.news.yahoo.com\/prince-andrew-title-stripped-royal-lodge-windsor-191337763.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:formally stripped of his title;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formally stripped of his title<\/a> in the latest chapter in the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles is initiating a formal process to remove his brother\u2019s titles and honours. He will also have to move out of his Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and will move to a property on the Sandringham Estate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He has consistently and vehemently denied any allegations.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"File photo dated 16\/09\/25 of Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London. King Charles III has initiated a \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5cbb43e0-b62f-11f0-bfde-c5541557e442.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Prince Andrew is to be stripped of all of his titles and honours. 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